Christy English

Cecelia Holland Visits on Monday

Friday, July 30th, 2010 | Cecelia Holland, Eleanor of Aquitaine | No Comments

Cecelia Holland, author of the latest take on Eleanor of Aquitaine, THE SECRET ELEANOR, will have a guest post on this site on Monday. I am so excited!

I have pre-ordered and am waiting impatiently for the book to appear on my doorstep. I have heard that Petra, Eleanor’s sister, figures prominently in this novel. Petra is another favorite of mine. I explore their relationship a little in TO BE QUEEN, and I am eager to see how Ms. Holland has embraced the sisters.

THE SECRET ELEANOR, available in bookstores everywhere next Tuesday…but you can pre-order now…

Manuscript Back in My Hands

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 | Cecelia Holland, Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Writing Life, To Be Queen | 6 Comments

I am so excited…TO BE QUEEN is back in my hands…this should be the last pass (only minor changes) before we lock it. This spring, Eleanor will live once again in my book, as she lives in all the others coming out this year.

I just finished CAPTIVE QUEEN…I read it in one day…swallowed it whole, really. What an amazing woman! Though this is a very different Eleanor from the woman I have come to know in my own work, I am thrilled to have been in the company of Alison Weir’s vision. And Cecelia Holland’s book, THE SECRET ELEANOR will arrive on Monday! I am surrounded by Eleanor, which means I am in heaven.

Writing on the Road

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 | The Writing Life | No Comments

I have been traveling from place to place, going to book signings, seeing friends, meeting readers and generally having a ball. But I have to ask myself in the midst of all this, What about my work?

My work, like all writers’, is going on all the time. Even when I am not at the computer, I have to keep a pen and my Eleanor notebook handy. Because whether walking by the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta or under the crepe myrtles with my goddaughters in Birmingham, the ideas still come. And when they show up, I have to be ready. Muse, please keep them coming…

Cecelia Holland Coming Soon…

Monday, July 19th, 2010 | Cecelia Holland, Eleanor of Aquitaine | 2 Comments

Cecelia Holland, author of the soon to be released novel on Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Secret Eleanor, will be visiting my blog on August 2… I am thrilled!

The Queen’s Pawn on Fiction Nation

Saturday, July 17th, 2010 | Eleanor of Aquitaine, Fiction Nation, The Queen's Pawn | No Comments

Kim Alexander takes a look at The Queen’s Pawn on Fiction Nation. Thanks so much for giving us a read, Kim! Tune in this Sunday night to hear our interview, during which I talk about… you guessed it…Eleanor.

http://www.fictionnationonline.com/reviews/queenspawn.html